I've started making my own laundry soap. It works really well and is a whole lot cheaper than the stuff you have to buy in the stores!
My friend told me (but I haven't tried it personally) that instead of fabric softener, she takes a hunk of aluminum foil and makes a ball out of it and throws it into the dryer. Then between each load she unballs it and balls it back up again. That way she can use it for 6 or 7 loads before she needs a new one.
I checked with Dish.com this week and downgraded our Dish package. Saving us over $45 a month! We went from 250 channels to 55. But even that is plenty!
Finally got ahold of someone from Verizon who could give me some serious good advice. Our Verizon bill is going from $255 a month to $120 a month!!
It's amazing what you can do when you HAVE to - and we have to! Walt is not working now and is on disability. Things have become tight, tight, tight.